The Brookhaven leader., 1887-10-13
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.


from IL to- so cents
Mrs. Judge Clapp, of Memphis, is Wis
;tinr her son and family.
Next weeks LEADER will be u pleasant
surprise to its readers.
Mrs. Frilick offers for the next 10 days
,roadertul bargains in hats.
Mrs. Frilick las her sample hats on
exhibition. Call and see them.
C.N. Harris, of the Brandon Democrat,
was n welcome caller last Thursday.
Mrs. Eugene Hyman and handsome
little son, of Summit, are visiting Mrs
Pfeifer.
C1sTERNs-A. Riggs & Bro, pa Delord
street, near Dryades, New Orleans, Send
for price list.
Remember the fifth Sunday meeting at
Union Hall.
All description of straw hats for ladies'
gentlemen, boys and girls at kolhman's
Great Cash House.
Nimrod Clarke, q young man of prom
Use and of this county, recently left for
Mississippi College.
The Fair River Association meets with
the Little Bahala church tomorrow,
miles east Of Wesson.
If You want a cool, fresh, celebrating
drink, try Lewenthars ico-cOld soda wa
fer. only cents glass.
Mrs. Friick has purchased rery
hedry stock of goods this season and is
determined not to be undersold.
Mr.. Lewis Gillespie is teaching read
ing as fine art" in Mobile and recently
read for the local press of that city.
Do you need a sewing machines If SO,
buy genuine Singer. J. X. Perkins is
agent and will sell you for cash or credit.
A large number of our leading farmers
were in town last Friday attending the
quarterly meeting of the County AL
lance.
Miss Mary Bee, one of our most popu-
lar young ladies, left last Friday to spend
II week or two with friends in New
Orleans.
Tom Powell, of the Memphis Avalanche
staff was in town last Saturday on n Wis
it to his fathers family, and paid this of
Office welcome call.
Mr.. Smith, of Meridian, and Miss Luz
ellie Hines were married at the residence
of tho BRIDES father Rev. w. b. llines)
near Caseyville last Tuesday.
Law Brster stock is said to be rising
i'll various parts of the county, but 1t
will go down again like "a busted ba-
loon" on the 7th of November.
If you need any sash, doors, blinds,
paints, oils or any kind of builders hard
ware, call at Perkins Hardware store.
He has a big line and will sell cheap for
cash.
T. C. Montgomery, of this county, re-
Gently lost by fire, his splendid barn,
containing an amount OF forage, also
mules and dray; the whole amounting
to $500.
Mr.. r. W. East, valued friend and
and patron of THE LEADER has our sim
cere sympathy in the loss of his wife,
which sad bereavement occurred last
Friday.
Rev. w. b. Murrah has been absent
from his chair III the College the past few
days attending tho dying bedside of his
aged father, Rev. VIM. Murrah, at Co.
lumbus.
Mr.. Isaac C. Smith, one of Lincoln's
most successful young farmers, paid us II
pleasant call Monday. He says the fine
weather is lengthening out the yield of
cotton more than was expected.
The following friends honored THE
LEADER with a welcome call last Friday:
Rev. Z. p. Douglass, Messrs, j. r. Thomp-
son, w. w. Fore, l.. II. White, w. c. and
A. NJ. Summers, J, NJ. Tyler, c. Mont
gomery and S. Il. Baltoot.
Judge G. S. Mcmillan is announced in
to-day's paper as candidate for re-elec-
ton to the Office of Justice of the Peace
in Beat No. l. He has made an accept
able official during his first term, rightly
holding the scales of justice.
j. G. Sessions, Democratic nominee and
Lincoln county's next representative, was
in town last Saturday. He expects to
swing around the circle from now until
the close of the campaign and make IT
interesting for his opponents.
The Wesson Times is to be changed to
the Wesson Argosy, with r. P. Moore
editor and proprietor. Mr.. Moore is
gentleman Of education and polish, and
will doubtless give the people of Wesson
and vicinity good paper. We acknowl
edge pleasant call from him on last
Tuesday evening.
The report current here last week
that Mrs. Josie johnson Bracey was dead
was mistake, we are glad TO learn. Il
isn't often that persons get to read theil
own death notices, but this estimabis
lady is one of the exceptions, and we I'M
derstand is enjoying fairly good healtl
in her North Carolina home.
Rev. j. r. Parish has been on visit t.
Clinton, that classic city of hills. He ex
presses himself as perfectly charmed will
Central Female Institute and its system
attic management. Mississippi College il